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"They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time. No need to hurry out here. They are seventeen miles from a town which has ninety miles between it and any other. Hiding places will be plentiful in the Convent, but there is time and the day has just begun.They are nine, over twice the number of women they are obliged to stampede or kill and they have the paraphernalia for either requirement: rope, a palm leaf cross, handcuffs, Mace and sunglasses, along with clean, handsome guns."Bok:ParadiseFörfattare: Toni Morrison (1931-)Utgivningsår: 1997Läs också:Song of Solomon (1977), The Bluest Eye (1970)Om författaren: Toni Morrison föddes 1931 i Ohio. Hon debuterade 1970 med romanen The Bluest Eye. Hennes böcker handlar rör sig kring teman om ras, kön, sexualitet och kärlek. Hon fick motta Nobelpriset i litteratur 1993 och har även belönats med Pulitzerpriset för sin roman Beloved. 2012 fick hon motta The Presidential Medal of Freedom, USA:s högst civila utmärkelse.